<p>Lecture, two hours; laboratory, eight hours; outside study, eight hours. Enforced requisites: courses 101C, C125. Integration of molecular and engineering techniques in modern biotechnology. Cloning of protein-coding gene into plasmid, transformation of construct into <em>E. coli</em>, production of gene product in bioreactor, downstream processing of bioreactor broth to purify recombinant protein, and characterization of purified protein. Letter grading.</p>

Chemical Engineering

Known as the birthplace of the Internet and where countless other cutting-edge technologies took their first steps, the school is consistently ranked among the top 10 public engineering schools in the U.S.

Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science

The department conducts teaching and research that focus on the areas of biomolecular engineering, systems engineering, and advanced materials processing; and span the general themes of energy/environment and nanoengineering.

General Catalog

Molecular Biotechnology Laboratory: From Gene to Product

CHENGR104D

6 units